Miner quits day job to run for mayor full-time

Mayoral candidate Stephanie Miner has resigned as partner at the Blitman & King law firm to commit to her campaign full-time.

The Syracuse Common Councilor-at-Large announced her candidacy in January. She has been a partner at the law firm since 2005, specializing in labor law, employment law and the Employment Retirement Income Security Act.

Miner said the move will give her "more time to reach out to community members and organizations to discuss their visions of Syracuse's future."

"I take this very seriously and believe it should be treated with the same diligence as a full-time job," she said.

Miner formally submitted her resignation to the firm's other partners on Friday. She said her priorities will include education, economic development, public safety and the environment.

"I am interested in listening to the public's ideas about how we can work together to turn our educational system around, bring good and well-paying jobs to Syracuse and keep them here, protect children and families and preserve our environment with 21st century solutions," Miner said in a news release issued Sunday.